[...]... for you to do The following is a list of possible traumas It's not a complete list, so there are lines at the end for you to add other events Write an “X” in the first column for traumas that you have experienced Then, for each event you have experienced, write an “X” in the column after that kind of trauma to tell whether you think it might still be affecting you …and more to do Now look at the traumatic... drunk driver Kayla and the other two girls weren’t very close friends before, but become very close as a result of the incident They start spending a lot of time together and help support each other through difficult times Even a long time after the crash, when they stop spending as much time together, they are able to depend on one another when they need to, even in the middle of the night Getting support... wrote down to figure out the best plan for you Don't just choose the column that has the most ideas, but look at all that you have written and make the choice that's best for you If you still aren't sure you are ready to heal from this trauma, it's okay to continue to work through some of the skills in this book Then you can make your decision before the processing of the trauma starts My plan at this... When the paramedics arrive to help him, he tries to fight them and keep them away from him for the first few minutes after the crash He later understands that they are there to help him, and he allows them to take him to the hospital Once he gets to the hospital, he can't make sense of why he would fight with people who were trying to help him When she smells smoke and hears the fire alarm in her house,... a commitment to healing from the trauma you experienced One of the activities ahead will help you weigh the pros and cons of going through the healing process right now If you decide that this is not the righttime, this book and other ways of healing will be available to you when you decide it's the right time Emily was sexually assaulted at a party She commits to healing from her trauma and working... trauma is that you might experience trauma again in your life If you heal from a trauma and then experience another trauma, you will have an easier time healing from the second trauma than you would if you had never experienced trauma before or had experienced a trauma before but not healed from it You can look at this like getting a vaccination from your medical doctor The doctor gives you a small dose... supporting them Healing is a natural process that most people go through, but sometimes, extra help is needed to make the healing easier and this book may be that extra help you need You may have experienced a trauma in the past that you have healed from, and you may have learned things from that healing that will help you heal from your current trauma One of the reasons it's important to heal from trauma. .. trigger a trauma memory or a strong reaction, smells are often especially tied to trauma memories It’s common for you to remember the smells that you smelled during the trauma It would also be common for a similar smell to remind you of the trauma and make you think about it or react to it again The memories don’t always have words with them, or you may find them difficult to describe in words Also, these... remembering the trauma Here are some of the ways you might avoid thinking about and remembering the trauma: ▪ You avoid conversations about the trauma and the people who might want to have those conversations with you ▪ You sleep as much as possible to keep from thinking about the trauma ▪ You even turn to alcohol or drugs to try to help yourself to avoid thinking about or feeling the trauma ▪ You... her locker? Are there people who can help you when you are having arousal symptoms? 9 do you have PTSD? for you to know You may have heard of PTSD and wondered what it was and if it applied to you PTSD stands for post-traumatic stress disorder and is one of many mental health diagnoses that can be applied as a result of being exposed to trauma To be diagnosed with PTSD or any of the other conditions . Cataloging-in-Publication Data Palmer, Libbi. The PTSD workbook for teens : simple, effective skills for healing trauma / Libbi Palmer. p. cm. ISBN 97 8-1 -6 088 2-3 2 1-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN 97 8-1 -6 088 2-3 2 2-2 . ASKING FOR HELP 13 HEALTHY AND UNHEALTHY COPING SKILLS 14 CRISIS PLANS 15 BREATHING SKILLS 16 CALMING SKILLS 17 RELAXATION SKILLS 18 SOOTHING SKILLS 19 TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR BODY 20 ACTIVATING HELPFUL. Whatever the case, this book is for you. This book will help you understand what trauma is and how it often affects people. You will also learn skills that will help you manage the effects of the trauma. The